Canadian energy company Tidewater Renewables has produced its first batch of renewable diesel and progressed to commercial operations.
The complex in Prince George, British Columbia, is Canada’s first renewable diesel plant, the company said.
With a current production rate of approximately 1,500 bpd (barrels/day), the company said it was working to increase production rates towards the facility’s 3,000 bpd capacity.
“The launching of the hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) complex’s commercial operations … marks the arrival of Canada as one of the few countries in the world that produce renewable diesel,” Robert Colcleugh, CEO of both Tidewater Renewables and Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure, said.
According to its website, Tidewater Renewables focuses on the production of low carbon fuels including renewable diesel, renewable hydrogen and renewable natural gas, as well as carbon capture through future initiatives.
The company processes a range of renewable feedstocks – such as tallow, used cooking oil (UCO), distillers corn oil, soyabean oil, canola oil and others – into low carbon fuels.
